Eulwangri 'Chicken Delivery Tragedy' Drunk Driver Appears for Detention Hearing... Silent with Face Covered

A drunk driver, Mr. A (center), who fatally struck a chicken restaurant owner in his 50s delivering near Eulwangri Beach in Incheon, is leaving the Jungbu Police Station in Jung-gu, Incheon on the afternoon of the 14th to undergo a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing).
[Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The drunk driver who fatally struck a 50-year-old chicken restaurant owner delivering near Eulwangri Beach in Incheon has appeared in public for the first time, hiding her face.

A (33, female), who has had an arrest warrant requested on charges of dangerous driving causing death under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, left the Incheon Jungbu Police Station detention center at around 1:30 PM on the 14th and was transported by police van to the Incheon District Court, where the pre-trial detention hearing (warrant review) was held.

A wore a mask and pulled down the hood attached to her black padded jumper, covering most of her face.

Before attending the warrant review, she did not respond to reporters' questions at the Jungbu Police Station such as "Why did you drive under the influence?", "Why did you not provide aid after the accident?", and "Do you have anything to say to the victim?"

The warrant review for A was conducted from 2:30 PM that day by Judge Lee Wonjoong, the judge in charge of warrants at the Incheon District Court, and the decision on detention was expected to be made later in the afternoon.

A is accused of driving a Mercedes-Benz passenger car under the influence near Eulwangri Beach in Jung-gu, Incheon, at around 12:55 AM on the 9th, and fatally hitting B (54, male), who was riding a motorcycle delivering chicken.

Investigations revealed that A's Mercedes-Benz crossed the center line at the time of the accident and then collided with B's motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. A's blood alcohol concentration at the time exceeded the license cancellation level (0.08%), measuring over 0.1%.

The police applied the so-called "Yoon Chang-ho Act," which strengthens penalties for fatal accidents caused by drunk driving, and requested an arrest warrant for A.

Additionally, C (47, male), a friend of A who was in the Mercedes-Benz at the time of the accident, was booked without detention on charges of aiding drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act. The Mercedes-Benz was confirmed to be a corporate vehicle owned by C's company, and the police are investigating the circumstances under which A was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Meanwhile, on the Blue House's public petition internet board, a petition by B's daughter calling for severe punishment of A has garnered over 550,000 signatures.

In the petition, she appealed, "My father, the youngest of seven siblings, died, and my family was shattered in an instant," adding, "I ask that the murderer not be allowed to escape by abusing the law, for my father who never once in his life failed to live diligently."

Kim Chang-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, ordered a strict investigation into the case on the 11th, stating, "We are conducting a thorough investigation into the accident-related parties, black boxes, CCTV, and other evidence to accurately determine the cause of the accident."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.